September 28, 2010

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Commonalities & Uniquities

Team A
Team B

Google Apps

Issues: shared resource calendars for teachers, but not students
Sandy & Katie uses Groupwise for this
Michelle - created a system group, shared calendar to group, this avoided adding single addresses; they forward their gmail to their school mail. They have a separate domain.
http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=60766
Central/Eastern - They don't use the email part. Eastern - better use in middle school.

Central - goes directly to their docs.
Gadgets default all available.

Michelle will add the GCT list for gadgets.
Users: Dallastown, Eastern, Central, South Western, York Suburban, Red Lion and Fairfield (possibly in the near future).
South Western's start page: http://www.southwesternsd.org/
Central's start page: docs.cypanthers.org

Reader - September 30th!!!

Bloglines expires: October 1st

Easiteach upgrade by November 30, 2010

"As you may know, our partner, RM Education, maker of the Easiteach software, is releasing a new stand-alone version of this software this fall: Easiteach Next Generation. This version will not “replace” the current Easiteach 3.4/3.5 that teachers may currently be using—they may continue to use this version. As a current Easiteach user, your school/district is eligible to upgrade to the Next Generation version for FREE. Please visit the RM Education website (http://www.rmeducation.com) to register—scroll down, click on current Easiteach user, complete and submit online form. Please register by November 30, 2010.

This year as teachers begin exploring Next Generation and consider migrating existing version 3.5 files to Next Generation, they will need to install the Easiteach 3.6 “patch” to their existing Easiteach 3.4/3.5 program—this patch is FREE. The link to this upgrade and an instruction sheet are available on this RM Education website (scroll to bottom): (http://www.rmeducation.com/shops/rmusa/Catalogue.aspx?nguid=bf97d07d-fa08-41d7-b73d-f8ccf34f4035) . The “patch” allows Easiteach 3.4/3.5 files to be saved as .iwb files. Easiteach Next Generation will open .iwb files but NOT .et files (the standard format of Easiteach 3.4/3.5). Teachers may “re-save” Easiteach 3.4/3.5 files in .et format to .iwb format once the 3.6 patch is installed."

Collaboration Days

August planning notes

Collaboration break out groups

CFF...

and 21st Century Teaching & Learning, EETT

Boot camp registration
21st Century Teaching and Learning Showcase registration - Deadline: October 8th
Model Teachers recommendations due TODAY! c-mirwise@state.pa.us

Superintendent letter
Holly's Power Point from State PAIMS meeting

IPEVO Point 2 View
Mini Microphone for iPod Touch

PETE&C

Proposals due October 10, 2010

ISTE

Proposals due October 12, 2010
Contact Kelli, Michelle/Kevin/Lauri - proposal


Prof Dev Opps

ITS events
Teaching Critical Thinking Using Primary Sources/Library of Congress one-day workshop (no cost)
Intel Teach Program: Thinking with Technology Course for Master Teachers ($25)
LoTi/H.E.A.T.

Conferences/Institutes

PETE&C
ISTE
Other conference opportunities (face-to-face and online)
PSU Technology Institute
  • week of July 11, 2011 at Central York
  • Keynotes: Alan November, Chris Moersch, Will Richardson, Jim Gates, Lance Rougeux
  • TIEnet presenters: Michelle, Aly, Ann
  • 3 grad credits

Contact Gale Cengage rep about app

Question about Online learning, stipends for teachers
CVSD - Blended Schools, stipends for teachers
Dallastown - Moodle